MELAKA, Oct 31 — Pakatan Harapan has dismissed suggestions that it engineered the Registrar of Societies’ move to suspend Perikatan Nasional, insisting the matter stems from troubles inside the opposition bloc.

Melaka PKR chief Adam Adli Abd Halim rejected the allegation outright and pushed back against Gerakan president Datuk Dr Dominic Lau’s assertion that the suspension carried a political motive, the New Straits Times reported.

“We reject these allegations. This has nothing to do with us. It is not our strategy, and we are not involved at all,” he said at a press conference at the PH main operations centre.

“That is their internal conflict,” he added.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Bentong MP Young Syefura Othman were also present.

Adam said that PH’s priority was a fair electoral contest that lets Melaka voters choose their next state government.

“We have made it clear that the election in Melaka is a democratic process to give voters the opportunity to decide who should form the state government,” he said.

“It has nothing to do with any disputes or political disagreements unrelated to the electoral process.”

Lau had alleged on Thursday that the RoS action formed part of a PH strategy ahead of the Melaka polls.

“Why was PN suspended only now? This is a malicious intent. This is a political decision, this is indeed PH’s agenda,” he was quoted as saying at PN’s candidate announcement event.

Lau further claimed the suspension was meant to ease Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s path to a second term, tying it to PKR’s Melaka congress on Aug 16.

PN secured reprieve on Oct 22 when the High Court stayed the RoS decision to revoke its registration, pending its judicial review application.

The court also halted enforcement of an RoS notice suspending PN’s activities, clearing the coalition to keep operating and to contest the Melaka election.

Adam said PH would spend the campaign promoting its candidates and policies.

He added that the coalition would shun personal attacks and divisive tactics, especially those aimed at younger candidates.

Polling for the Melaka election is set for Nov 14, with early voting on Nov 10.